The U.S. government’s program to improve federal information technology not only involves different types of electronic tools, such as cloud computing — it also involves improving the talent pool of federal IT personnel. A new initiative designed to attract the best and brightest talent underscores the federal effort to upgrade the government IT workforce. “Challenges with IT program management have long been pervasive across the federal government due to a general shortage of qualified personnel,” said federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel.
Feds Chase Top IT Management Talent
Posted by: John K. Higgins September 27, 2011 05:00 AMThe U.S. government’s program to improve federal information technology not only involves different types of electronic tools, such as cloud computing — it also involves improving the talent pool of federal IT personnel. A new initiative designed to attract the best and brightest talent underscores the federal effort to upgrade the government IT workforce. “Challenges with IT program management have long been pervasive across the federal government due to a general shortage of qualified personnel,” said federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel.